TruTV

TruTV
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Programming
Picture format	1080i (HDTV); (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Parent	Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
Sister channels	List Adult Swim; American Heroes Channel; Animal Planet; Boomerang; Cartoon Network; Cartoonito; Cinemax; CNN; Cooking Channel; ; Destination America; Discovery Channel; Discovery Familia; Discovery Family; Discovery Life; Free TV; Food Network; HBO; HGTV; Huda TV; Investigation Discovery; Magnolia Network; Oprah Winfrey Network; Science Channel; TBS; TLC; TNT; Travel Channel; Turner Classic Movies; ;
History
Founded	December 14, 1990
Launched	July 1, 1991 (as Court TV); January 1, 2008 (as TruTV);
Replaced	Court TV (cable television)
Links
Webcast	Watch Live (U.S. pay-TV subscribers only; 10 minute free trial)
Website	www.trutv.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Max
Service(s)	Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu, DirecTV Stream

TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The channel primarily broadcasts reruns of comedy, docusoaps and reality shows, with a recent strong primetime focus on live sports programming produced by TNT Sports.

The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focused on crime-themed programs such as true crime documentary series, legal dramas, and coverage of prominent criminal cases. The channel was initially a joint venture between Time Warner, American Lawyer Media, Cablevision, and NBC, with Liberty Media later joining the venture as well.

By 2005, Liberty Media and Time Warner had purchased ALM, Cablevision and NBC's stakes in Court TV. Time Warner subsequently bought out Liberty's share in 2006 for $735 million, and brought the channel under its Turner Broadcasting subsidiary. In 2008, the channel relaunched as TruTV, changing its focus to action-oriented docusoaps and "caught on camera" programs, which it marketed as "actuality" television. The channel continued to carry legal coverage during the daytime hours under the title In Session, but this was phased out by September 2013.

In 2011, the channel began to add occasional sports broadcasts from Turner Sports (renamed TNT Sports in 2023), primarily the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In October 2014, TruTV pivoted its format to focus more on comedy-based reality series, such as Impractical Jokers. In March 2024, TruTV began to increase its focus on sports programming, introducing a weeknight block that will feature sports-related programming, as well as being incorporated into new and upcoming TNT Sports rights such as MotoGP and NASCAR.

As of January 2016,^[update] TruTV was available to approximately 91 million households (78.1%) in the United States.^[1] By June 2023, this number has dropped to 68.3 million households.^[2]

^ "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of July 2015". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ Seidman, Robert (June 4, 2023). "How many homes the sports networks are available in". Internet Compost. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

[1] "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of July 2015". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2018.

[2] Seidman, Robert (June 4, 2023). "How many homes the sports networks are available in". Internet Compost. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

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